The Ethiopian people’s democratic federal unitary forum party (MEDREK) held three meetings simultaneously on Sunday (26/3/2010); one on Saturday (25/3/2010). The party introduced its candidates for the city and discussed important issues with its supporters. On Saturday at Minilik School, Ato Beata tadese was introduced and then on Sunday Dr. Hailu Ariaya’s at Nifas silk, Ato Andualem Aragie at Gedam sefer, and Ato shimelis at Menen. Read more »
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Ethiopia’s best-known political prisoner, opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa, is said to be in poor physical and mental health in a jail outside Addis Ababa where she is serving a life sentence. But as Prison authorities have denied visitation requests from friends and colleagues seeking to check on her condition. Read more »
Information we have obtained in the past few days regarding Birtukan’s physical and mental health have concerned us in the extreme. Read more »
Medrek held a powerful meeting with werdeda 15-18 residents where Enginer Gizachew, Dr. Negaso, Ato assrat Tasse and Ato Nigusse newte run for the parliament representing the FORUM. The hall of the Water Resource Ministry has a capacity of only 1000 chaired sits, Read more »
Note – Meles Zenawi’s obsession with the Rwanda Genocide dates back to the 2005 election when he introduced the word “Interahamwe,” the militia that committed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Read more »
MEKELLE (Mar 14) – Over 6,000 city residents of Mekelle attended a Medrek opposition meeting on Sunday despite TPLF warnings to stay away. Read more »


